Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Legislative Branch
Subtitle B - Legislation

Section 311.035. Construction of Statute or Rule Involving Criminal Offense or Penalty - Sec. 311.035. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTE OR RULE INVOLVING CRIMINAL OFFENSE...

Section 311.036. Construction of Abortion Statutes - Sec. 311.036. CONSTRUCTION OF ABORTION STATUTES. (a) A statute that...

Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws

Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes

Section 312.001. Application - Sec. 312.001. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to the construction of...

Section 312.002. Meaning of Words - Sec. 312.002. MEANING OF WORDS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 312.003. Tense, Number, and Gender - Sec. 312.003. TENSE, NUMBER, AND GENDER. (a) Words in the...

Section 312.004. Grants of Authority - Sec. 312.004. GRANTS OF AUTHORITY. A joint authority given to...

Section 312.005. Legislative Intent - Sec. 312.005. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. In interpreting a statute, a court...

Section 312.006. Liberal Construction - Sec. 312.006. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. (a) The Revised Statutes are the...

Section 312.007. Repeal of Repealing Statute - Sec. 312.007. REPEAL OF REPEALING STATUTE. The repeal of a...

Section 312.008. Statutory References - Sec. 312.008. STATUTORY REFERENCES. Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference...

Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 312.011. Definitions - Sec. 312.011. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions apply unless a different...

Section 312.012. Grammar and Punctuation - Sec. 312.012. GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION. (a) A grammatical error does...

Section 312.013. Severability of Statutes - Sec. 312.013. SEVERABILITY OF STATUTES. (a) Unless expressly provided otherwise,...

Section 312.014. Irreconcilable Amendments - Sec. 312.014. IRRECONCILABLE AMENDMENTS. (a) If statutes enacted at the...

Section 312.015. Quorum - Sec. 312.015. QUORUM. A majority of a board or commission...

Section 312.016. Standard Time - Sec. 312.016. STANDARD TIME. (a) The standard time in this...

Chapter 313 - Notice for Local and Special Laws

Section 313.001. Notice - Sec. 313.001. NOTICE. A person who intends to apply for...

Section 313.002. Publication or Posting of Notice for Laws Affecting Localities - Sec. 313.002. PUBLICATION OR POSTING OF NOTICE FOR LAWS AFFECTING...

Section 313.003. Publication of Notice for Laws Primarily Affecting Persons - Sec. 313.003. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR LAWS PRIMARILY AFFECTING PERSONS....

Section 313.004. Proof of Publication or Posting - Sec. 313.004. PROOF OF PUBLICATION OR POSTING. (a) If publication...

Section 313.005. Introduction of Law - Sec. 313.005. INTRODUCTION OF LAW. When a local or special...

Section 313.006. Notice for Laws Establishing or Adding Territory to Municipal Management Districts - Sec. 313.006. NOTICE FOR LAWS ESTABLISHING OR ADDING TERRITORY TO...

Chapter 314 - Fiscal Notes and Cost Projections

Section 314.001. System of Fiscal Notes - Sec. 314.001. SYSTEM OF FISCAL NOTES. The Legislative Budget Board...

Section 314.002. Cost Estimates - Sec. 314.002. COST ESTIMATES. In preparing a fiscal note, the...

Section 314.003. Attachment to Bill or Resolution - Sec. 314.003. ATTACHMENT TO BILL OR RESOLUTION. (a) If a...

Section 314.004. Equalized Education Funding Impact Statement - Sec. 314.004. EQUALIZED EDUCATION FUNDING IMPACT STATEMENT. (a) The board...

Section 314.005. Dynamic Fiscal Impact Statement on Tax or Fee Measure - Sec. 314.005. DYNAMIC FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON TAX OR FEE...

Chapter 315 - Economic Impact Statement

Section 315.001. Short Title - Sec. 315.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 315.002. Definition - Sec. 315.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "state agency" means: (1)...

Section 315.003. State Policy - Sec. 315.003. STATE POLICY. Recognizing the impact of the laws...

Section 315.004. Economic Impact Statement - Sec. 315.004. ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT. (a) At the request of...

Chapter 316 - Appropriations

Subchapter A. Limit on Growth of Appropriations

Section 316.001. Limit - Sec. 316.001. LIMIT. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, "consolidated...

Section 316.002. Duties of Legislative Budget Board - Sec. 316.002. DUTIES OF LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. (a) Before the...

Section 316.003. Publication - Sec. 316.003. PUBLICATION. Before the Legislative Budget Board approves the...

Section 316.004. Public Hearing - Sec. 316.004. PUBLIC HEARING. Not later than December 1 of...

Section 316.005. Adoption by Committee - Sec. 316.005. ADOPTION BY COMMITTEE. (a) After the Legislative Budget...

Section 316.006. Limit on Budget Recommendations - Sec. 316.006. LIMIT ON BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS. Unless authorized by majority...

Section 316.007. Transmission of Recommendations - Sec. 316.007. TRANSMISSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The Legislative Budget Board...

Section 316.008. Effect of Limit; Enforcement - Sec. 316.008. EFFECT OF LIMIT; ENFORCEMENT. (a) Unless the legislature...

Section 316.009. Submission of Bill by Governor - Sec. 316.009. SUBMISSION OF BILL BY GOVERNOR. The governor may...

Subchapter B. References to General Appropriations Act

Section 316.011. Legislative Intent - Sec. 316.011. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the...

Subchapter C. Appropriations Bills

Section 316.021. Introduction of Appropriations Bills - Sec. 316.021. INTRODUCTION OF APPROPRIATIONS BILLS. The lieutenant governor or...

Section 316.022. Committee Hearings - Sec. 316.022. COMMITTEE HEARINGS. (a) Hearings on the appropriations bills...

Section 316.023. Authorization to Find Fact - Sec. 316.023. AUTHORIZATION TO FIND FACT. The governor may find...

Section 316.024. Procedure for Finding Fact - Sec. 316.024. PROCEDURE FOR FINDING FACT. (a) The governor shall...

Subchapter D. Appropriation of Unobligated Fund Balances to General Revenue Fund

Section 316.031. Legislative Finding and Intent - Sec. 316.031. LEGISLATIVE FINDING AND INTENT. (a) The legislature finds...

Section 316.032. Conflicting Laws Suspended - Sec. 316.032. CONFLICTING LAWS SUSPENDED. (a) Any law that provides...

Section 316.033. Funds Excluded - Sec. 316.033. FUNDS EXCLUDED. This subchapter applies to funds established...

Subchapter E. Adjustment of State Fees in General Appropriations Act

Section 316.041. Legislative Finding and Intent - Sec. 316.041. LEGISLATIVE FINDING AND INTENT. (a) The legislature finds...

Section 316.042. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 316.042. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies to...

Section 316.043. Amount of Fee - Sec. 316.043. AMOUNT OF FEE. (a) The amount of a...

Section 316.044. Hearings on Fee Increases at Institutions of Higher Education - Sec. 316.044. HEARINGS ON FEE INCREASES AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER...

Section 316.045. Reduction in Certain Agency Fees - Sec. 316.045. REDUCTION IN CERTAIN AGENCY FEES. (a) Each state...

Subchapter G. Fiscal Year

Section 316.071. Fiscal Year; Appropriations - Sec. 316.071. FISCAL YEAR; APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The state fiscal year...

Section 316.072. Reports; Closure of Accounts - Sec. 316.072. REPORTS; CLOSURE OF ACCOUNTS. (a) All officers required...

Subchapter H. Allocation of Transfers to Economic Stabilization Fund and State Highway Fund

Section 316.091. Definition - Sec. 316.091. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "fund" means the economic...

Section 316.092. Determination of Threshold for Constitutional Transfer to State Highway Fund - Sec. 316.092. DETERMINATION OF THRESHOLD FOR CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSFER TO STATE...

Section 316.093. Adjustment of Constitutional Allocations to Fund and State Highway Fund - Sec. 316.093. ADJUSTMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO FUND AND STATE...

Section 316.094. Allocation of Certain Amounts Transferred to State Highway Fund - Sec. 316.094. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO STATE HIGHWAY...

Chapter 317 - State Budget Execution

Subchapter A. Regular Appropriations

Section 317.001. Definitions - Sec. 317.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Appropriation" means a...

Section 317.002. Types of Proposals to Affect Appropriations - Sec. 317.002. TYPES OF PROPOSALS TO AFFECT APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The...

Section 317.003. Time and Scope of Proposal - Sec. 317.003. TIME AND SCOPE OF PROPOSAL. (a) The governor...

Section 317.004. Publication of Proposal - Sec. 317.004. PUBLICATION OF PROPOSAL. The entity making a proposal...

Section 317.005. Action on Proposal - Sec. 317.005. ACTION ON PROPOSAL. (a) After a governor's proposal...

Section 317.006. Action on Contingent Order - Sec. 317.006. ACTION ON CONTINGENT ORDER. The governor or board...

Section 317.007. Expiration of Proposal or Contingent Order - Sec. 317.007. EXPIRATION OF PROPOSAL OR CONTINGENT ORDER. A proposal...

Section 317.008. Effective and Expiration Dates of Order - Sec. 317.008. EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATES OF ORDER. (a) An...

Section 317.009. Enforcement of Order - Sec. 317.009. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER. During the period for which...

Section 317.010. Effect on Unexpended Balances - Sec. 317.010. EFFECT ON UNEXPENDED BALANCES. Appropriations withheld under an...

Section 317.011. Supersession of Order - Sec. 317.011. SUPERSESSION OF ORDER. An unexpired order adopted under...

Subchapter B. Contingent Appropriations for Computer Equipment

Section 317.050. Definitions - Sec. 317.050. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Computer equipment" includes...

Section 317.051. Authority to Make Contingent Appropriations - Sec. 317.051. AUTHORITY TO MAKE CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS. The legislature may...

Section 317.052. Effectiveness of a Contingent Appropriation - Sec. 317.052. EFFECTIVENESS OF A CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION. (a) Before a...

Section 317.053. Notification of Legislative Budget Board's Decision - Sec. 317.053. NOTIFICATION OF LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD'S DECISION. (a) The...

Chapter 318 - Review of Regulatory Programs

Section 318.001. Findings - Sec. 318.001. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) the interests...

Section 318.002. Considerations - Sec. 318.002. CONSIDERATIONS. In evaluating whether a profession or other...

Section 318.003. Forms of Regulation - Sec. 318.003. FORMS OF REGULATION. (a) If the legislature finds...

Chapter 319 - Legislation Regarding Judicial System

Section 319.021. Impact Statement on Legislation Imposing Court Costs on Criminal Defendants - Sec. 319.021. IMPACT STATEMENT ON LEGISLATION IMPOSING COURT COSTS ON...

Chapter 320 - Unfunded Mandates on Political Subdivisions

Section 320.001. Definition - Sec. 320.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "mandate" means a requirement...

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Texas Statutes Title 3 - Legislative Branch Subtitle B - Legislation

Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Legislative Branch
Subtitle B - Legislation